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Moses his choice with his eye fixed upon Heaven, discovering the happy condition of…
Moses his choice with his eye fixed upon Heaven, discovering the happy condition of a self-denying heart, delivered in a treatise upon Hebrews II, 25, 26 / by Jeremiah Burroughs.
London: printed by John Field, 1650
Modern spelling is a reading aid: the words are the author’s, only the spelling is modernized. Original shows the page as printed, with the transcription marks.
Secondly, they are those that are entered into Covenant with God, and therefore in nearer relation (then others) to God; therefore they are called The portion of God, The treasure of God, The peculiar ones of God; they are those that God satisfies himself in; what higher then such expressions as these? They are those that God hath set his heart upon, the beloved ones of God: They are the children of the high God; The spouse of the son, that are married to the son; In some respect nearer then the Angels themselves, for they are not in a mystical Union so married to Christ, as Gods people are; and Gods people having such relations to God, as in these & many other respects might be named, they are worthy of honourable esteem.
Secondly, they are those that are entred into Covenant with God, and therefore in nearer relation (then others) to God; therefore they are called The portion of God, The treasure of God, The peculiar ones of God; they are those that God satisfies himself in; what higher then such expressions as these? They are those that God hath set his heart upon, the beloved ones of God: They are the children of the high God; The spouse of the son, that are married to the son; In some respect nearer then the Angels themselves, for they are not in a mystical Union so married to Christ, as Gods people are; and Gods people having such relations to God, as in these & many other respects might be named, they are worthy of honorable esteem.
Thirdly, for privileges; they are those that are 1freed from the evil of sin, the evil of punishment. 2They are those that have whatsoever is in God to be theirs, working for their good: All the Attributes of God, and the ways of God in his Providence: If there be any thing in God to make a man happy, it is theirs. And all the good that is spoken of in the Word, all the glorious promises are theirs: And all that is in the world is theirs, the world continues for their sakes; says the Apostle, All is yours, for you are Christs, and Christ is Gods,